House of Mystery #54

A small town turns deeply unsettling on Ruben Moreira's cover, where a figure in a ghoulish wrap-around mask dominates the foreground while a puzzled onlooker watches strangers — all wearing strange masks — gather on a nearby stoop. The banner headline "The Town of Secret Faces!" sets the eerie mood perfectly, and the issue also promises additional tales including "The Woman Who Lived Twice," "Strangest Spy on Earth!," and "Village of 100 Hexes!" As a bonus, 1956 readers had an extra incentive to pick this one up: details and an entry blank for DC's Giant 5000 Prize Contest are tucked right inside.